• Dating scam involves man posing as deployed Airman

    "He seemed genuine," she said. His profile on the dating website included a photo of himself in uniform while carving Halloween pumpkins with his daughter. He also claimed to be deployed to Afghanistan and, for nearly two months, he chatted "live" with the intended victim before asking for money.

  • AFAF campaign launches Mon.

    The Annual Air Force Assistance Fund will kick off with a breakfast at the Delta Breeze Club Monday with the theme "Commitment to Caring."The AFAF, the Air Force's official charity, is a six-week campaign that provides funds to the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, Air Force Village

  • Be a Leader who empowers

    At its lowest level, leadership is based on position only, so go higher, you must develop a good relationship with others. You must learn to lead by influence and not control. When you influence that's when others give you permission to lead.For most people, they will look for your leadership in

  • Others' words can help lead

    I love Travis Air Force Base. Every day, the men and women who work to make Travis the crown jewel of Air Mobility Command truly inspire me. Whether we are helping earthquake victims in Haiti, taking the fight to our enemies in Afghanistan or standing ready to assist as we watch the events taking

  • Water and fuel are Airmen's duties not just porcelain patrol

    The water and fuel maintenance members of the 60th Civil Engineer Squadron do much more than unclog toilets.The Airmen used to be known as plumbers, but their career field merged two years ago into water and fuel maintenance, giving them more responsibility and a higher level of expertise.On a slow

  • Laughter is good medicine for heart

    The next time you're laughing with your friends at a funny joke, you're helping your heart--literally.Your body's arteries--the blood vessels which carry oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of your body--respond to laughter in a positive way, according to a Harvard Health Letter published

  • Youth 4 youth Helps kids

    Military members have always had the task of balancing work and family life, but when parents deploy, go to a temporary duty station or need to be away for some other reason, who can fill in and mentor a child?Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Bay have partnered with Team Travis to offer a Youth 4

  • The strength of our nation is founded in trust

    "Trust is a peculiar resource; it is built rather than depleted by use." -- UnknownThe past few weeks it has been impossible to pick up a paper without noticing the dramatic riots erupting in the Middle East. The people there grew so tired of the system they were living in that they resorted to

  • Civilian picked for caucus chair

    The American Federation of Government Employees announced Feb. 5 that John Santry, Travis AFGE president, is the Air Force caucus chair for all stateside bases. As chair, Mr. Santry will represent the labor relation needs of federal employees on approximately 50 active-duty, 20 reserve and 20 Air